European Top 25 Restaurants

Has grown to 27 restaurants in fact - This table gives our ranking of the restaurants we have visited over the last 20 plus
years.  The Guide ratings are either current or, to the best of our knowledge, were the ratings given at the time of the best visit.

The fine-dining-guide.com rating system is derived as follows:-
Mark out of 12 for food, mark out of 10 for service, mark out of 7 for setting, mark out of 7 for Sommelier, mark out of 4 for
atmosphere.  The result out of 40 is divided by two.
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Restaurant
Visits
fdg.com
Comments
1
Plaza Athenee
2
Michelin Three
Star
N/A
19/20
Expensive but all round
fantastic
2
Louis XV
2
Michelin Three
Star
N/A
18.5/20
Intimidating dining room
3
Waterside Inn
+100
Michelin Three
Star
9/10
18.5/20
Service unmatched
4
Les Crayeres
4
Michelin Three
Star
N/A
18.5/20
Setting plus beautiful dining
room
5
Guy Savoy
1
Michelin Three
Star
N/A
18/20
Value by Paris *** standards
6
Oak Room (MPW)
7
Michelin Three
Star
10/10
18/20
Tasting Menu sensational
7
The Restaurant
(MPW)
1
Michelin Two
Star
4*/5
18/20
Generous while making name
8
La Tante Claire
2
Michelin Three
Star
5/5
18/20
Scallop with Squid ink...
9
Nico at Ninety
6
Michelin Three
Star
10/10
18/20
Madame Ladenis was scary
10
Gordon Ramsay
3
Michelin Three
Star
10/10
18/20
Clean flavours, classical,
consistent
11
Enoteca Pinchiorri
1
Michelin Three
Star
N/A
18/20
Exquisite plus
complementary d'yquem
12
Lucas Carton
1
Michelin Three
Star
N/A
18/20
Scampi, out of this world,
expensive
13
Les Prets d'Eugenie
1
Michelin Three
Star
N/A
18/20
Light & Airy room, the great
Guerard
14
De Karmeliet
1
Michelin Three
Star
N/A
17/20
In a class of its own in Bruges
15
Le Gavroche
11
Michelin Three
Star
17/20
17/20
Returning to form
16
Le Champignon
Sauvage
5
Michelin Two
Star
8/10
17/20
Rich, earthy, sophisticated
and utterly understated
17
Capital Hotel
4
Michelin Two
Star
8/10
16.5/20
Romantic, bijou, beautiful food
18
Square
1
Michelin Two
Star
8/10
16.5/20
Ultimately professional, was
a bit loud
19
Jules Verne
1
Michelin Two
Star
N/A
16.5/20
Imaginative cooking in a
fabulous setting
20
Lasserre
1
Michelin Two
Star
N/A
16.5/20
Old fashioned, formal, elegant
(roof!)
21
Le Manoir
6
Michelin Two
Star
5/5
16.5/20
Fastidious, pricey
22
Kommandanten
1
Michelin Two
Star
N/A
16.5/20
Unlikely setting, Copenhagen,
23
The Fat Duck
7
Michelin Three
Star
9/10
16.5/20
Fascinated
24
Carved Angel
1
Michelin Two
Star
16/20
16/20
Had laughing fit in restaurant
25
Pied a Terre
2
Michelin Two
Star
8/10
15.5/20
Very rich foie gras concoctions
26
L'Ortolan
12
Michelin Two
Star
7/10
15.5/20
Consistent and progressive
27
La Tour D'Argent
1
Michelin Two
Star
N/A
15.5/20
Watching the duck being
prepared is a treat